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PMR-D11949 Greece, Island of Nisyros: view of the caldera and craters of the dormant volcano Stefanos from the mountain-top village if Nikeia. Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, lava, sulphur
PMR-D11948 Greece, Island of Nisyros: distant view of the caldera of the dormant volcano Stefanos. The last eruption was a steam explosion in 1888. Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, lava, sulphur
PMR-D11947 Greece, Island of Nisyros: walls of the caldera of the dormant volcano Stefanos. The last eruption was a steam explosion in 1888. Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, lava, sulphur
PMR-D11946 Greece, Island of Nisyros: in the main crater of the dormant volcano Stefanos. The last eruption was a steam explosion in 1888. Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, lava, sulphur
PMR-D11945 Greece, Island of Nisyros: walls of the main crater of the dormant volcano Stefanos. The last eruption was a steam explosion in 1888. Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, lava, sulphur
PMR-D11944 Greece, Island of Nisyros: the main crater of the dormant volcano Stefanos. The last eruption was a steam explosion in 1888. Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, lava, sulphur
PMR-D8744 Chile. Chaiten: view of the volcano Michinmahuida (2450 metres) with wild flowers and the temperate rain forest in the foreground.. Keywords: South America, Patagonia, picturesque, Minchimahuida, Minchinmavida, Latin America, Andes
PMR-D8738 Chile. Chaiten: path of the lahar (mud slide) which engulfed the village of Villa Santa Lucia on 16th December 2017 in which five people died. The nearby volcano Chaiten erupted in May 2008, changing the course of the river Blanco which submerged the town of Chaiten. Keywords: South America, landslide, razing, uprooting, avalanche, devastation, natural disasters, geology, Latin America
PMR-D8736 Chile. Chaiten: path of the lahar (mud slide) which engulfed the village of Villa Santa Lucia on 16th December 2017 in which five people died. The nearby volcano Chaiten erupted in May 2008, changing the course of the river Blanco which submerged the town of Chaiten. Keywords: South America, landslide, razing, uprooting, avalanche, devastation, natural disasters, geology, Latin America
PMR-D8734 Chile. Chaiten: path of the lahar (mud slide) which engulfed the village of Villa Santa Lucia on 16th December 2017 in which five people died. The nearby volcano Chaiten erupted in May 2008, changing the course of the river Blanco which submerged the town of Chaiten. Keywords: South America, Latin America, geology, natural disasters, devastation, avalanche, uprooting, razing, landslide
PMR-D8733 Chile. Chaiten: path of the lahar (mud slide) which engulfed the village of Villa Santa Lucia on 16th December 2017 in which five people died. The nearby volcano Chaiten erupted in May 2008, changing the course of the river Blanco which submerged the town of Chaiten. Keywords: South America, Latin America, geology, natural disasters, devastation, avalanche, uprooting, razing, landslide
PMR-D8732 Chile. Chaiten: path of the lahar (mud slide) which engulfed the village of Villa Santa Lucia on 16th December 2017 in which five people died. The nearby volcano Chaiten erupted in May 2008, changing the course of the river Blanco which submerged the town of Chaiten. Keywords: South America, landslide, razing, uprooting, avalanche, devastation, natural disasters, geology, Latin America
PMR-D8729 Chile. Chaiten: snow-covered Michinmahuida volcano (2450 m.), from the ferry boat, approaching Chaiten.. Keywords: South America, mountains, Latin America, Andes
PMR-D8687 Chile. Puerto Varas: Vicente Perez Rosales National Park: view of the Valdivian temperate rainforest with snow-capped volcano, Osorno (2652 m.), in the background, and Petrohue River in the foreground. Keywords: South America, Latin America, wooded, landscape, Andes
PMR-D8686 Chile. Puerto Varas: Vicente Perez Rosales National Park: view of the Valdivian temperate rainforest with snow-capped volcano, Osorno (2652 m.), in the background Keywords: South America, Andes, landscape, wooded, Latin America
PMR-D8685 Chile. Puerto Varas: snow-capped volcano, Osorno, (2652 m.). Keywords: South America, Andes, Latin America
PMR-D8684 Chile. Puerto Varas: Vicente Perez Rosales National Park: the Petrohue River Waterfalls, with snow-capped volcano. Osorno (2.652 m.), in the background. Keywords: South America, Andes, white water, rapids, rocky, canyon, Latin America, wooded, landscape
PMR-D8683 Chile. Puerto Varas: Vicente Perez Rosales National Park: the Petrohue River Waterfalls, with snow-capped volcano. Osorno (2.652 m.), in the background. Keywords: South America, white water, rapids, rocky, canyon, Latin America, wooded, landscape
PMR-D8678 Chile. Puerto Varas: the snow-capped volcano, Osorno, (2652 m.) seen from Lake Llanquihue. Keywords: South America, picturesque, Latin America
PMR-D8674 Chile. Puerto Varas: snow-capped volcano, Osorno, (2652 m.). Keywords: South America, Andes, Latin America
PMR-D8673 Chile. Puerto Varas: bathers on the sandy beach of Lake Llanquihue, with the snow-capped volcano, Osorno, (2652 m.), in the distance. Keywords: South America, recreation, lakeshore, Latin America
PMR074K-09 Spain, Lanzarote: desolate volcanic landscape: Montanas de Fuego in Timanfaya National Park. Keywords: Canary Islands, volcano, sunshine, holidays, leisure
PMR-D5571 Greece, Island of Santorini: view of the steep lip of the ex-volcano at the narrowest part of the island, looking north from Imerovigli. Keywords: picturesque, geological, geology, shoreline, volcanic, cape, ridge, Hellas, Thera, Thira, Greek Islands, Cyclades
PMR-D5570 Greece, Island of Santorini: view of the steep lip of the ex-volcano at the narrowest part of the island, looking north from Imerovigli. Keywords: picturesque, geological, geology, shoreline, volcanic, cape, ridge, Hellas, Thera, Thira, Greek Islands, Cyclades
PMR-D5566 Greece, Island of Santorini: archeological excavations of a Minoan city at Akrotiri which was buried after the eruption of the Thera volcano, approximately 3600 years ago. A model of the area of excavation. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Thera, Thira, bronze age, prehistoric, civilisation, ruins
PMR-D5565 Greece, Island of Santorini: archeological excavations of a Minoan city at Akrotiri which was buried after the eruption of the Thera volcano, approximately 3600 years ago. A pair of bed frames have survived the centuries. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Thera, Thira, bronze age, prehistoric, civilisation, ruins
PMR-D5564 Greece, Island of Santorini: archeological excavations of a Minoan city at Akrotiri which was buried after the eruption of the Thera volcano, approximately 3600 years ago. Lower room of a house, with stone basin. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Thera, Thira, bronze age, prehistoric, civilisation, ruins
PMR-D5563 Greece, Island of Santorini: archeological excavations of a Minoan city at Akrotiri which was buried after the eruption of the Thera volcano, approximately 3600 years ago. The highest wall so far uncovered is a house fronting on to a triangular square. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Thera, Thira, bronze age, prehistoric, civilisation, ruins
PMR-D5562 Greece, Island of Santorini: archeological excavations of a Minoan city at Akrotiri which was buried after the eruption of the Thera volcano, approximately 3600 years ago. A flight of stone steps, fractured in an earthquake. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Thera, Thira, bronze age, prehistoric, civilisation, ruins
PMR-D5561 Greece, Island of Santorini: archeological excavations of a Minoan city at Akrotiri which was buried after the eruption of the Thera volcano, approximately 3600 years ago. A Bronze Age WC, with running water. Houses had hot and cold running water, the hot probably coming from geo-thermal sources. Also waste water disposal pipes. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Thera, Thira, bronze age, prehistoric, civilisation, ruins
PMR-D5560 Greece, Island of Santorini: archeological excavations of a Minoan city at Akrotiri which was buried after the eruption of the Thera volcano, approximately 3600 years ago. Walls of unattributed buildings, with the main street in the background. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Thera, Thira, bronze age, prehistoric, civilisation, ruins
PMR-D5559 Greece, Island of Santorini: archeological excavations of a Minoan city at Akrotiri which was buried after the eruption of the Thera volcano, approximately 3600 years ago. The "pithoi room", probably a store-room, where a number of amphorae were found, some still containing the remains of barley. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Thera, Thira, bronze age, prehistoric, civilisation, ruins
PMR-D5558 Greece, Island of Santorini: archeological excavations of a Minoan city at Akrotiri which was buried after the eruption of the Thera volcano, approximately 3600 years ago. The "pithoi room", probably a store-room, where a number of amphorae were found, some still containing the remains of barley. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Thera, Thira, bronze age, prehistoric, civilisation, ruins
PMR-D5557 Greece, Island of Santorini: archeological excavations of a Minoan city at Akrotiri which was buried after the eruption of the Thera volcano, approximately 3600 years ago. Doorway and windows of a putative house. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Thera, Thira, bronze age, prehistoric, civilisation, ruins
PMR-D5556 Greece, Island of Santorini: archeological excavations of a Minoan city at Akrotiri which was buried after the eruption of the Thera volcano, approximately 3600 years ago. Ongoing excavation of the wall of a 2/3-storey building, with supports. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Thera, Thira, bronze age, prehistoric, civilisation, ruins
PMR-D5555 Greece, Island of Santorini: archeological excavations of a Minoan city at Akrotiri which was buried after the eruption of the Thera volcano, approximately 3600 years ago. General view of the site, with the extensive new roofing arrangements for protection from the elements. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Thera, Thira, bronze age, prehistoric, civilisation, ruins
PMR-D5482 Greece, Island of Nisyros: view of the main crater of the dormant volcano, Stefanos, from the mountain-top village of Nikeia. Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, picturesque, geology, vulcanology
PMR-D5481 Greece, Island of Nisyros: view of the crater of the dormant volcano, Stefanos, from the mountain-top village of Nikeia. Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, picturesque, geology, vulcanology
PMR-D5480 Greece, Island of Nisyros: view of the crater of the dormant volcano, Stefanos, from the mountain-top village of Nikeia. Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, picturesque, geology, vulcanology
PMR-D5479 Greece, Island of Nisyros: the mountain-top village of Nikeia, which overlooks the dormant volcano, Stefanos. Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, picturesque
PMR-D0442 Greece, Island of Nisyros: all three volcano craters seen from the path up to Nikeia. Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, harbour, yachts, fishing boats, pleasure boats, moorings, island hopping
PMR-D0441 Greece, Island of Nisyros: the volcano crater seen from the path up to Nikeia. Keywords: Dodecanese, island hopping, moorings, pleasure boats, fishing boats, yachts, harbour, Hellas, Greek Islands
PMR-D0437 Greece, Island of Nisyros: old fumaroles in the bed of the volcano crater. Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, harbour, yachts, fishing boats, pleasure boats, moorings, island hopping
PMR-D0436 Greece, Island of Nisyros: descending into the crater of the volcano. Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, harbour, yachts, fishing boats, pleasure boats, moorings, island hopping
PMR-D0435 Greece, Island of Nisyros: crater of the volcano from the edge of the caldera. Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, harbour, yachts, fishing boats, pleasure boats, moorings, island hopping
PMR-D0201 Argentina, Jujuy: arid landscape on the altiplano with distant volcanos from the Paso de Jama (4320 metres) on the Argentine-Chile border. Keywords: Andes, high plain, desolate, altiplano
PMR250-05 Italy, Campania, Bay of Naples: the twin peaks of Vesuvius, seen from the ferry "Fauno". Keywords: colourful, landscape, volcano, Italian boys, vulcanology
PMR250-04 Italy, Campania, Bay of Naples: two young Neapolitans on the ferry "Fauno" from Ischia to Naples, with Vesuvius in the background. Keywords: colourful, landscape, volcano, Italian boys, vulcanology
PMR190-06 Italy, Campania: valerian and broom which cover the lower slopes of Vesuvius with colour in spring. Torre Annunziata and Pompeii are visible in the distance. Keywords: steep, rocky, volcano, ash, lava, magma, cinders, volcanic, eruption, sulphur
PMR190-05 Italy, Campania: rocks composing the lip of the crater of Vesuvius are of various colours according to their mineral content. Keywords: steep, rocky, volcano, ash, lava, magma, cinders, volcanic, eruption, sulphur, colourful
PMR190-04 Italy, Campania: view across the the crater of Vesuvius. Keywords: steep, rocky, volcano, ash, lava, magma, cinders, volcanic, eruption, sulphur
PMR190-03 Italy, Campania: viewing the bottom of the crater of Vesuvius, which is substantially deeper since the last eruption in 1944. Keywords: steep, rocky, volcano, ash, lava, magma, cinders, volcanic, eruption, sulphur
PMR190-02 Italy, Campania: inspecting plumes of steam inside the crater of Vesuvius. Keywords: steep, rocky, volcano, ash, lava, magma, cinders, volcanic, eruption, sulphur
PMR167-12 U.S.A., Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park: North American Bison (Bison bison) on the Mud Volcano trail, near Sour Lake. Keywords: nature, heritage, UNESCO, Bovidae, wild animals, mammals
PMR167-11 U.S.A., Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park: North American Bison (Bison bison) on the Mud Volcano trail, near Sour Lake. Keywords: nature, heritage, UNESCO, Bovidae, wild animals, mammals
PMR-D2608 Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plain at 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. View of the site and fortifications from a neighbouring hill, with volcano Zendan-e Soleiman in the distance. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, UNESCO, Soleyman
PMR487-12 Island of Crete, Arhanes: view from the summit of Mount Yiouhtas (811 metres) - cultivated land and extinct volcano cone. Keywords: vista, panorama, agriculture, fields, fertile
PMR514-11 Italy, Campania, Pompeii: one of the granite street-corner drinking fountains, with a row of shops in the background. Keywords: volcano , Roman ruins, buried city, eruption
PMR514-10 Italy, Campania, Pompeii: reproduction of the bronze "Dancing Faun" figure in the house where it was found. Keywords: volcano , culture, artistic, sculpture, Roman ruins, buried city, eruption
PMR514-09 Italy, Campania, Pompeii: Via di Mercurio, showing stepping stones for pedestrians to cross the sewage-laden street. Keywords: volcano , Roman ruins, buried city, eruption
PMR514-04 Italy, Campania, Pozzuoli, crater of the volcano "Solfatara": view of the west side of the crater; a campsite is hidden in the trees. Keywords: hot springs, ash, steam, picturesque, landscape, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption
PMR514-03 Italy, Campania, Pozzuoli, crater of the volcano "Solfatara": view of the crater from the south lip, with "Bocca Grande" on the extreme right. Keywords: hot springs, picturesque, landscape, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption
PMR514-02 Italy, Campania, Pozzuoli, crater of the volcano "Solfatara": the "Stufe", one known as "Purgatory" and the other as "Hell", were used as natural saunas for the inhalation of sulphurous vapours during much of the 19th century. Keywords: hot springs, ash, steam, landscape, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption
PMR514-01 Italy, Campania, Pozzuoli, crater of the volcano "Solfatara": the plumes of steam mark the positions of the fumarole. Keywords: hot springs, ash, steam, landscape, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption
PMR513-12 Italy, Campania, Pozzuoli, crater of the volcano "Solfatara": the largest fumarola, Bocca Grande, Orange colour is algae. Keywords: hot springs, ash, steam, landscape, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption
PMR490-01 Island of Santorini: view of the steep lip of the ex-volcano at the narrowest part of the island, looking north from Imerovigli. Keywords: picturesque, geological, geology, shoreline, volcanic, cape, ridge
PMR489-03 (2) Island of Santorini, Fira: the town of Fira clings to the steep lip of the ex-volcano crater. On the left is the rock "Skaros", on which an impregnable fortress provided refuge from pirates for the island inhabitants in the Middle Ages. Keywords: photogenic, colourful, picturesque, traditional houses
PMR517-08 Italy, Sicily, Mount Etna: typical vegetation on new lava; sweet chestnut trees are prolific. Keywords: Sicilia, biotope, volcanic, volcano
PMR517-07 Italy, Sicily, Mount Etna: black volcanic cinders from a recent eruption, about 100 metres below the lip of the crater. The ground is hot, and glows in places, but in others it overlies snow. The last eruption was about 18 months previously. Keywords: Sicilia, lifeless, barren, lava, volcano
PMR517-06 Italy, Sicily, Mount Etna: black volcanic cinders from a recent eruption, about 100 metres below the lip of the crater. The ground is hot, and glows in places, but in others it overlies snow. The last eruption was about 18 months previously. Keywords: Sicilia, lifeless, barren, lava, volcano
PMR516-07 Italy, Campania, Naples: panorama from the terrace of the Monastery of St. Martin on the Vomero Hill, with Vesuvius in the background. Keywords: volcano, historic, picturesque, metropolis, Napoli, smog
PMR103K-07 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Notice board announcing the Bolivian border amid the barren mountains. Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, barren landscape
PMR103K-06 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Snow-capped volcano reflected in the cobalt blue waters of Lake Chungará. Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, camelids
PMR103K-05 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Snow-capped volcano Parinacota (6348 metres) reflected in the cobalt blue Lake Chungará, with flamingoes and other waterfowl. Keywords: High Andes, birds, wildlife, camelids, flora and fauna, nature reserve
PMR103K-04 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Fascinating landscape of pools and rocky islands with volcanoes in the distance. Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, colourful
PMR103K-03 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Volcano Parinacota (6348 metres) with Pomerape (6282 metres) behind. Keywords: High Andes, barren landscape, nature reserve
PMR103K-02 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Alpaca with ear tag. Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, camelids
PMR103K-01 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Llamas and alpacas grazing, with the volcanoes Parinacota and Pomerape as backdrop. Keywords: High Andes, camelids, flora and fauna, nature reserve
PMR102K-36 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Chilean Flamingoes (Phoenicopterus chilensis) in their natural habitat. Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, camelids, wildlife, birds, water birds , waders, ornithology
PMR102K-35 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. A group of grazing Alpacas, with snow-capped volcanoes in the distance. Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, camelids
PMR102K-34 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. A group of grazing Alpacas. Keywords: High Andes, camelids, flora and fauna, nature reserve
PMR102K-33 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Volcanoes near the Bolivian border. Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, barren landscape, snowcapped volcanoes
PMR102K-32 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Lloreta or Yareta (Azorella compacta) is as firm as the rock itself and grows about 1mm. a year between 3200 and 4500 metres a.s.l. Keywords: High Andes, botanical, botany, plants, flora and fauna, nature reserve
PMR102K-31 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. A viscacha (Lagidium peruanum), a rodent of the chinchilla family, enjoying the sunshine. Keywords: High Andes, rabbit, flora and fauna, nature reserve
PMR102K-30 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. A wary vicuna by a waterhole. Keywords: High Andes, wildlife, camelids, flora and fauna, nature reserve
PMR102K-29 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. A group of grazing Vicunas with young. Keywords: High Andes, camelids, flora and fauna, nature reserve
PMR102K-28 Chile, Parinacota: Entering the Lauca National Park with snow-capped volcanoes on all sides. Keywords: High Andes, barren landscape
PMR102K-27 Chile, Parinacota: Putre, capital of the Parinacota Region, lies at 3500 metres in the Andes, where the Taapaca volcanic complex provides a majestic backdrop. A convenient centre for visiting the Lauca National Park. Keywords: High Andes, volcano, snow-capped
PMR102K-25 Chile, Parinacota: snow-capped mountains on the way up to the Bolivian border in the High Andes. Keywords: landscape, sierra, volcano, barren
PMR102K-01 Chile, El Loa: the road to San Pedro de Atacama with snow-covered cordillera in the distance. Keywords: High Andes, mountains, volcanoes, barren, landscape
PMR101K-36 Argentina, Jujuy: typical view of the altiplano, approaching the snow-covered volcanoes near the border with Chile. Keywords: Andes, high plain, mountains, altiplano
PMR101K-32 Argentina, Jujuy: endless barren landscape on the altiplano, with snow-covered volcano in the distance. Keywords: Andes, high plain, mountains, altiplano, desert
PMR048K-36 Guatemala, San Pedro La Laguna: Lago de Atitlan/Lake Atitlan, lying high in the volcano belt near the Pacific coast, and surrounded by volcanoes, is regarded by many as the world's most beautiful lake. Here, the main street of San Pedro La Laguna, leading down to the jetty, with the lake beyond.
PMR048K-35 Guatemala, San Pedro La Laguna: Lago de Atitlan/Lake Atitlan, lying high in the volcano belt near the Pacific coast, and surrounded by volcanoes, is regarded by many as the world's most beautiful lake. Here, a Coral Tree (Erythrina bidwilii) by the lake.
PMR048K-34 Guatemala, San Pedro La Laguna: Lago de Atitlan/Lake Atitlan, lying high in the volcano belt near the Pacific coast, and surrounded by volcanoes, is regarded by many as the world's most beautiful lake. Here, coffee beans drying in the sun, in San Pedro La Laguna.
PMR048K-33 Guatemala, San Pedro La Laguna: Lago de Atitlan/Lake Atitlan, lying high in the volcano belt near the Pacific coast, and surrounded by volcanoes, is regarded by many as the world's most beautiful lake. Here, a pile coffee bean husks, to be used as cattle fodder, in San Pedro La Laguna.
PMR048K-32 Guatemala, San Pedro La Laguna: Lago de Atitlan/Lake Atitlan, lying high in the volcano belt near the Pacific coast, and surrounded by volcanoes, is regarded by many as the world's most beautiful lake. Here, coffee beans being washed, in San Pedro La Laguna.
PMR048K-31 Guatemala, San Pedro La Laguna: Lago de Atitlan/Lake Atitlan, lying high in the volcano belt near the Pacific coast, and surrounded by volcanoes, is regarded by many as the world's most beautiful lake. Here, coffee beans, before roasting, in San Pedro La Laguna.
PMR048K-30 Guatemala, San Pedro La Laguna: Lago de Atitlan/Lake Atitlan, lying high in the volcano belt near the Pacific coast, and surrounded by volcanoes, is regarded by many as the world's most beautiful lake. Here, coffee beans, after being washed out of their husks, in San Pedro La Laguna.
PMR048K-29 Guatemala, San Pedro La Laguna: Lago de Atitlan/Lake Atitlan, lying high in the volcano belt near the Pacific coast, and surrounded by volcanoes, is regarded by many as the world's most beautiful lake. Here, San Pedro La Laguna, a Tzutuhil village, provides moorings for visiting boats.
PMR048K-28 Guatemala, Panajachel: Lago de Atitlan/Lake Atitlan, lying high in the volcano belt near the Pacific coast, and surrounded by volcanoes, is regarded by many as the world's most beautiful lake. Here, the first clouds of the day begin to form on Volcan Toliman.
PMR048K-27 Guatemala, Panajachel: Lago de Atitlan/Lake Atitlan, lying high in the volcano belt near the Pacific coast, and surrounded by volcanoes, is regarded by many as the world's most beautiful lake. Here, dwellings clinging to the steep side of the volcano, above the lake.
PMR048K-26 Guatemala, Panajachel: Lago de Atitlan/Lake Atitlan, lying high in the volcano belt near the Pacific coast, and surrounded by volcanoes, is regarded by many as the world's most beautiful lake. Here Volcan Toliman (3158 metres high), with passing speed boat.
PMR048K-25 Guatemala, Panajachel: Lago de Atitlan/Lake Atitlan, lying high in the volcano belt near the Pacific coast, and surrounded by volcanoes, is regarded by many as the world's most beautiful lake. Here, pleasure boats leave from Panajachel for trips on the lake.
PMR047K-20 Guatemala City: A relief map of the whole of Guatemala, constructed in 1905, with all features labelled. Prominent are the volcanoes rising from the Pacific coastal plain.
PMR047K-19 Guatemala City: A relief map of the whole of Guatemala, constructed in 1905, with all features labelled. Prominent are the volcanoes rising from the Pacific coastal plain.
PMR047K-03 Nicaragua: Group taking photgraphs of the volcano San Cristobal (1745 metres high) in the Cordillera los Marrabios near Chinandega.
PMR047K-02 Nicaragua: Volcano Casita, showing the large scar caused by the catastrophic mudslide after Hurricane Mitch in October 1998.
PMR047K-01 Nicaragua: Volcano San Cristobal (1745 metres high) in the Cordillera los Marrabios near Chinandega.
PMR046K-35 Nicaragua, Managua: View of Lago de Managua, with volcano Mombotombito on the far side. The lake is ecologically "dead" due to pollution and no longer contains fish. Keywords: lakeside view, Lake Managua
PMR046K-28 Nicaragua, Granada: Typical restored colonial houses, painted in pastel shades, on a side street, with the volcano Mombacho rising in the background.
PMR046K-23 Costa Rica: View of the volcano Miravalles (2028 metres high) in the Guanacaste Cordillera, 25 kilometres before Liberia, with solitary tree in the foreground.
PMR046K-12 Costa Rica, Cartago: Irazu Volcano National Park, 3432 metres above sea level: semi-tame ant-eater making short work of a bread roll. Keywords: wild animals, flora and fauna
PMR046K-11 Coata Rica, Cartago: Irazu Volcano National Park, 3432 metres above sea level: semi-tame ant-eater on a park bench. Keywords: wild animals, flora and fauna
PMR046K-10 Costa Rica, Cartago: Irazu Volcano National Park, 3432 metres above sea level: flowers of Trailing Lily (Alstroemeria multiflora) or (Bomaria multiflora). Keywords: botany, flowering plants, shrubs, wild flowers.
PMR046K-09 Costa Rica, Cartago: Irazu Volcano National Park, 3432 metres above sea level: some of the abundant flora. Keywords: botany, flowering plants
PMR046K-08 Costa Rica, Cartago: Irazu Volcano National Park, 3432 metres above sea level: some of the abundant flora. Keywords: botany, flowering plants
PMR046K-07 Costa Rica, Cartago: Irazu Volcano National Park, 3432 metres above sea level: flowers of Trailing Lily (Alstroemeria multiflora) or (Bomaria multiflora). Keywords: botany, flowering plants, shrubs, wild flowers.
PMR046K-06 Costa Rica, Cartago: Irazu Volcano National Park, 3432 metres above sea level: view fom the highest point, with a sea of clouds obscuring the Atlantic Ocean.
PMR046K-05 Costa Rica, Cartago: Principal crater in Irazu Volcano National Park, 3432 metres above sea level.
PMR075K-05 Spain, Lanzarote: the harbour at Arrecife, with fishing boats at the wharves, volcanoes in the distance. Keywords: Canary Islands, sunshine, holidays, leisure
PMR074K-21 Spain, Lanzarote: "Lago Verde" ("Green Lake") on the beach at El Golfo, with the landward volcano crater wall from the Pleistocene age. The seaward crater wall has been washed away by the sea. Keywords: Canary Islands, volcanic, leisure, holidays, sunshine
PMR074K-14 Spain, Lanzarote: view of El Cuchillo from the south, with the extinct volcano, Pico de Cuchillo, behind. Keywords: Canary Islands, sunshine, holidays, leisure, volcanic
PMR074K-10 Spain, Lanzarote: desolate volcanic landscape: Montanas de Fuego in Timanfaya National Park. Keywords: Canary Islands, leisure, holidays, sunshine, volcano
PMR074K-08 Spain, Lanzarote: desolate volcanic landscape: Montanas de Fuego in Timanfaya National Park. Keywords: Canary Islands, volcano, sunshine, holidays, leisure
PMR074K-07 Spain, Lanzarote: desolate volcanic landscape: Montanas de Fuego in Timanfaya National Park. Keywords: Canary Islands, volcano, sunshine, holidays, leisure
PMR074K-06 Spain, Lanzarote: desolate volcanic landscape: Montanas de Fuego in Timanfaya National Park. Keywords: Canary Islands, volcano, sunshine, holidays, leisure
PMR074K-05 Spain, Lanzarote: desolate volcanic landscape: Montanas de Fuego in Timanfaya National Park; a frozen wall of lava. Keywords: Canary Islands, leisure, holidays, sunshine, volcano
PMR074K-04 Spain, Lanzarote: desolate volcanic landscape: Montanas de Fuego in Timanfaya National Park. Keywords: Canary Islands, volcano, sunshine, holidays, leisure
PMR074K-03 Spain, Lanzarote: desolate volcanic landscape: Montanas de Fuego in Timanfaya National Park. Keywords: Canary Islands, volcano, sunshine, holidays, leisure
PMR074K-02 Spain, Lanzarote: a straw bundle bursts into flames with the heat from a volcanic vent at Islote de Hilario in the Montanas de Fuego in Timanfaya National Park. Keywords: Canary Islands, volcano, sunshine, holidays, leisure
PMR074K-01 Spain, Lanzarote: dromedaries returning from a safari in the Montanas de Fuego in Timanfaya National Park. Keywords: Canary Islands, volcano, sunshine, holidays, leisure
PMR073K-25 Spain, Lanzarote: view of Haría from the Mirador de Haría, with extinct volcano "La Mesa" behind. Keywords: Canary Islands, volcanic, leisure, holidays, sunshine
PMR073K-13 Spain, Lanzarote: view of Haría from above, with the extinct volcano "La Mesa" in the background. Keywords: Canary Islands, volcanic, leisure, holidays, sunshine
PMR073K-12 Spain, Lanzarote: view of Haría in the "Valley of a Thousand Palms" with the extinct volcano "La Mesa" in the background. Keywords: Canary Islands, volcanic, leisure, holidays, sunshine
PMR073K-11 Spain, Lanzarote: view of Haría in the "Valley of a Thousand Palms", with the extinct volcano "La Mesa" in the background. Keywords: Canary Islands, volcanic, leisure, holidays, sunshine
PMR427-02 Madeira: Pico Ruivo, the highest peak on the island (1861 metres). The volcanic origin of the mountains is clear, with vertical seams of old lava breaking through the sandstone. Keywords: island, volcano, geological, geology, semi-tropical, resort, lush, luxuriant, flowers, summit
PMR393-08 New Zealand, North Island, New Plymouth: park and coast, with two of the "submerged volcano" islands on the horizon. Keywords: antipodes, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR392-10 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Wairakei Geothermal Power Station of the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. Together with Ohaaki, it produces about 8% of the national output of electricity. Pipelines taking steam to the power station. In the 48" line, steam travels at up to 130 m.p.h. Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR392-09 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Wairakei Geothermal Power Station of the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. Together with Ohaaki, it produces about 8% of the national output of electricity. Expansion loops in the pipelines. A 2-mile length of pipeline must allow 20 feet for expansion. Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR392-08 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Wairakei Geothermal Power Station of the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. Together with Ohaaki, it produces about 8% of the national output of electricity. Panoramic view of the steam field and start of the pipelines. Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR392-07 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Wairakei Thermal Valley: area of former thermal activity, now dormant due to neighbouring commercial exploitation of the geothermal sources. Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR392-05 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Frying Pan Lake", formed on 01.04.1917, is the world's largest hot spring, with a depth of 6 metres and an area of 38,000 sq. metres. The average temperature is 55 degrees C. Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR392-04 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Emerald Pool", in the crater of a dormant (?) volcano, contains large clumps of spaghnum moss which grow in the cold water. Before the eruption of 10.06.1886 this whole area was normal countryside - rolling scrub-covered hills. Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR392-03 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Suplhur Cave Crater", whose walls are coated with delicate sulphur crystals. Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR392-02 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Devil's Bath", a deep pool of hot water with a very high sulphur content. Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR392-01 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Champagne Pool": with red algae and build-up of white sinter round the edges of the pool. Keywords: antipodes, picturesque, landscape, Maori, geyser, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption, hot springs
PMR391-12 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Champagne Pool", the largest in the area, being 60 metres in diameter and 60 metres deep. Water temperature is 74 degrees C. and the bubbles are carbon dioxide. Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR391-11 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: panoramic view of part of the thermal area, with the "Frying Pan Flat" in the foreground. On the leeft in the distance is Lake Whangi-o-terangi ("Colour of the sky"). Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR391-10 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: Danger! In this area the surface crust is very thin and may collapse into a new fumerole at any moment. Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR391-09 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: Alum Cliffs reflected in the water, and bright yellow springs surface at the edge of the lake. Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR391-08 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Opal Pool", a sulphurous spring. Keywords: antipodes, picturesque, landscape, Maori, geyser, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption, hot springs
PMR391-07 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Artist's Palette". Colours of every tint and hue are constantly changing in hot and cold pools and hissing fumeroles. View during a brief break in the clouds of steam. Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR391-06 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Artist's Palette". Colours of every tint and hue are constantly changing in hot and cold pools and hissing fumeroles. Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR391-05 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: Lady Knox Geyser erupts daily at 10.15 (provided the staff arrive punctually to drop soap into the vent!). A cone of white sinter has built up around the vent. Keywords: antipodes, picturesque, landscape, Maori, geyser, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption, hot springs
PMR391-04 New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: Lady Knox Geyser erupts daily at 10.15 (provided the staff arrive punctually to drop soap into the vent!). Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque
PMR682-06 Greece, Island of Nisyros: view of the main crater of the dormant volcano, Stefanos, from the mountain-top village of Nikeia. The last eruption was a steam explosion in 1888. Keywords: Greek Isles, volcanic, Greek Orthodox Church, yachts, colourful, picturesque, Ionian Islands, Dodecanese, Helenic, Hellas, island hopping, larva, geology
PMR682-03 Greece, Island of Nisyros: view of the main crater of the dormant volcano, Stefanos, and the two smaller craters (left), with the access road on the far side of the caldera. The last eruption was a steam explosion in 1888. Keywords: Greek Isles, Greek Orthodox Church, yachts, colourful, picturesque, Ionian Islands, Dodecanese, Helenic, Hellas, island hopping, larva, geology
PMR682-02 Greece, Island of Nisyros: view of the main crater of the dormant volcano, Stefanos, and the two smaller craters (left), with the access road on the far side of the caldera. The last eruption was a steam explosion in 1888. Keywords: Greek Isles, Greek Orthodox Church, yachts, colourful, picturesque, Ionian Islands, Dodecanese, Helenic, Hellas, island hopping, larva, geology
PMR682-01 Greece, Island of Nisyros: view of the main crater of the dormant volcano, Stefanos, and volcanic landscape, from the path to the village of Nikeia. The last eruption was a steam explosion in 1888. Keywords: Greek Isles, Greek Orthodox Church, yachts, colourful, picturesque, Ionian Islands, Dodecanese, Helenic, Hellas, island hopping, larva, geology
PMR681-12 Greece, Island of Nisyros: the walls of the crater of the dormant volcano, Stefanos, showing the various mineral colourings. The last eruption was a steam explosion in 1888. Keywords: Greek Isles, volcanic, geology, larva, island hopping, Hellas, Helenic, Dodecanese, Ionian Islands, picturesque, colourful, yachts, Greek Orthodox Church
PMR681-11 Greece, Island of Nisyros: old fumaroles in the bed of the crater of the dormant volcano, Stefanos, with active fumaroles steaming in the background. The last eruption was a steam explosion in 1888. Keywords: Greek Isles, volcanic, Greek Orthodox Church, yachts, colourful, picturesque, Ionian Islands, Dodecanese, Helenic, Hellas, island hopping, larva, geology
PMR628-07 Spain, Lanzarote, Canary Islands: a volcano cone and larva field with the first vegetation finding a foothold, on Isla La Graciosa. Keywords: volcanic, larva stream, barren, magma, eruption
PMR628-04 Spain, Lanzarote, Canary Islands: black, volcanic larva studs the sandy beach on the north-east coast where the larva stream from the volcano Monte Corona ran directly into the sea. Keywords: vocano, eruption, magma
PMR628-03 Spain, Lanzarote, Canary Islands: Timanfaya National Park, Montanas de Fuego - looking into the crater of Caldera Blanca from the rim, other volcanoes in the distance. Keywords: volcano , volcanic, eruption, larva, magma
PMR628-02 Spain, Lanzarote, Canary Islands: Timanfaya National Park, Montanas de Fuego - looking into the crater of Caldera Blanca from the rim, other volcanoes in the distance. Keywords: volcano , volcanic, eruption, larva, magma
PMR628-01 Spain, Lanzarote, Canary Islands: view of the beach and promenade at Arrecife, from the roof of the Gran Hotel, with volcanos in the distance. Keywords: holiday resort, palm-fringed beach
PMR627-07 Spain, Fuerteventura: A pocket of green between barren hills in the Montana Cardon National Park in the south-east of the island. Keywords: volcano, eruption, magma, larva, barren, volcanic, Canary Islands
PMR627-04 Spain, Lanzarote, Los Hervideros: the tortured black cliffs were formed when larva poured into the sea at the time of the Timanfaya eruptions in 1730-36, and have been subsequently hollowed out by the sea. Keywords: volcanic, Canary Islands, volcano, magma, barren, erosion, wave erosion, caves
PMR627-03 Spain, Lanzarote, El Golfo: Lago Verde and the beach of black sand in the remaining half crater of an extinct volcano, the seaward half having been worn away by the sea. Keywords: volcanic, green algae, liquid rock, magma, larva, eruption, green lake, Canary Islands
PMR627-02 Spain, Lanzarote, El Golfo: Lago Verde and the beach of black sand in the remaining half crater of an extinct volcano, the seaward half having been worn away by the sea. View of the frozen waves of larva on the crater wall, deposited there in the Pleistocene age. Keywords: volcanic, Canary Islands, green lake, eruption, larva, magma, liquid rock, green algae
PMR626-12 Spain, Lanzarote: Monumento al Campesino: designed by Cesar Manrique, the dazzling white and green patio leads to a museum of traditional crafts and a huge, circular restaurant in an extinct volcano crater. Keywords: artistic design, Canary Islands, heritage, traditional architecture, monument to the peasant
PMR626-07 Spain, Lanzarote: Mirador del Rio: view of the island of La Graciosa with its tiny harbour of Caleta del Sebo, from the lookout built into the cliffs on the north coast by Cesar Manrique. The saltpans "Salinas del Rio" are visible at the foot of the cliff. Keywords: volcanic landscape, straits, panoramic view, barren, volcano, Canary Islands
PMR626-05 Spain, Lanzarote, Guatiza: Jardin de Cactus: a cactus garden created in an extinct volcano crater by Cesar Manrique in 1990, regarded as an artistic masterpiece, and the most visited attraction on Lanzarote. Some 10,000 cacti of about 1000 different species are on display, many in flower. Here: the ornamental pool surrounding volcanic columns, with the wind turbines in Parque Eolico near Los Valles visible in the far distance. Keywords: Canary Islands, botany, botanical gardens, larva
PMR626-04 Spain, Lanzarote, Guatiza: Jardin de Cactus: a cactus garden created in an extinct volcano crater by Cesar Manrique in 1990, regarded as an artistic masterpiece, and the most visited attraction on Lanzarote. Some 10,000 cacti of about 1000 different species are on display, many in flower. Here: view of the garden with Euphorbias featuring prominently, and the historic windmill behind. Keywords: Canary Islands, botany, botanical gardens, larva
PMR626-03 Spain, Lanzarote, Guatiza: Jardin de Cactus: a cactus garden created in an extinct volcano crater by Cesar Manrique in 1990, regarded as an artistic masterpiece, and the most visited attraction on Lanzarote. Some 10,000 cacti of about 1000 different species are on display, many in flower. Here: the historic windmill overlooking terraces planted with divers cacti. Keywords: Canary Islands, botany, botanical gardens, larva
PMR626-02 Spain, Lanzarote, Guatiza: Jardin de Cactus: a cactus garden created in an extinct volcano crater by Cesar Manrique in 1990, regarded as an artistic masterpiece, and the most visited attraction on Lanzarote. Some 10,000 cacti of about 1000 different species are on display, many in flower. Here: surviving volcanic columns surrounded by cacti, with the historic windmill in the background. Keywords: Canary Islands, botany, botanical gardens, larva
PMR626-01 Spain, Lanzaraote, Guatiza: Jardin de Cactus: a cactus garden created in an extinct volcano crater by Cesar Manrique in 1990, regarded as an artistic masterpiece, and the most visited attraction on Lanzarote. Some 10,000 cacti of about 1000 different species are on display, many in flower. Here: view across the crater-garden, with back-lit cacti, and extinct volcano in the background. Keywords: Canary Islands, botany, botanical gardens, larva
PMR625-12 Spain, Lanzarote, Guatiza: Jardin de Cactus: a cactus garden created in an extinct volcano crater by Cesar Manrique in 1990, regarded as an artistic masterpiece, and the most visited attraction on Lanzarote. Some 10,000 cacti of about 1000 different species are on display, many in flower. Here: cacti imitate a volcanic column, overlooked by the historic windmill. Keywords: Canary Islands, larva, botanical gardens, botany
PMR593-04 Mexico, Cholula: street scene, with volcano Ixtaccihuatl in the background. Keywords: crossroads, traffic
PMR593-01 Mexico: Cholula, site of the "Gran Piramide de Tepanapa", called "Tlachihaultepet" by the natives, which was already overgrownl by the time Cortes arrived in 1519 and is the largest (not the highest) man-made pyramid. It probably dates back to 1st century AD. View of the volcano Popocatepetl, with the town of Cholula in the middleground, from the base of the pyramid.
PMR592-10 Mexico: Cholula, site of the "Gran Piramide de Tepanapa", called "Tlachihaultepet" by the natives, which was already overgrownl by the time Cortes arrived in 1519 and is the largest (not the highest) man-made pyramid. It probably dates back to 1st century AD. Cross of the summit church, with the volcano Ixtaccihuatl's snow-covered peak in the distance.
PMR592-09 Mexico: Cholula, site of the "Gran Piramide de Tepanapa", called "Tlachihaultepet" by the natives, which was already overgrownl by the time Cortes arrived in 1519 and is the largest (not the highest) man-made pyramid. It probably dates back to 1st century AD. The town of Cholula with the volcano Popocatepetl (5452 metres) behind from the top of the pyramid.
PMR592-08 Mexico: Cholula, site of the "Gran Piramide de Tepanapa", called "Tlachihaultepet" by the natives, which was already overgrownl by the time Cortes arrived in 1519 and is the largest (not the highest) man-made pyramid. It probably dates back to 1st century AD. View of the town of Cholula and the volcano Ixtaccihuatl (5286 metres) from the top of the pyramid.
PMR592-01 Mexico: Snow covered summit of the volcano, Pico Orizaba, 5746 metres high, the highest peak in Mexico.,
PMR586-04 Guatemala, San Pedro de la Laguna: Lago de Atitlan with boat mooring and Volcano Toliman in the background.
PMR586-03 Guatemala, Panajachel: Lago de Atitlan from the garden of Hotel Tzanjuyu with the first clouds forming on the peak (3158 metres) of Volcano Toliman.
PMR586-02 Guatemala, Panajachel: Lago de Atitlan from the garden of Hotel Tzanjuyu, with Volcano Toliman in the background.
PMR586-01 Guatemala, Panajachel: Early morning view of Lago de Atitlan with Volcano Toliman in the background and palm fronds.
PMR585-07 Guatemala, Panajachel: Lago de Atitlan shortly before sunset with Volcano Toliman in the distance and palm fronds.
PMR584-01 Nicaragua, Managua: Lago de Managua, with volcanoes Mombotombo and Mombotombito on the far side.
PMR582-12 Costa Rica, Cartago: Irazu Volcano National Park, 3432 metres high (highest in Costa Rica): view over the principal crater towards the Atlantic Ocean, obscured by a sea of cloud.
PMR582-11 Costa Rica, Cartago: Irazu Volcano National Park, 3432 metres high (highest in Costa Rica): Diego de la Haya crater, 100 metres deep and 600 metres in diameter.
PMR582-10 Costa Rica, Cartago: Irazu Volcano National Park, 3432 metres high (highest in Costa Rica): principal crater, 300 metres deep and 1050 metres in diameter.
PMR654-09 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Volcanoes near the Bolivian border, with cobalt blue Lake Chungará and waterbirds. Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, barren landscape, snowcapped volcanoes
PMR654-08 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. The snow-capped volcano Parinacota (6348 metres) and Lake Chungará with waterbirds on the shore. Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, barren landscape, snowcapped volcanoes
PMR654-07 Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. The snow-capped volcanoes, Pomerape (6282 metres) and Parinacota (6348 metres) on the border of Chile and Bolivia. Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, barren landscape, snowcapped volcanoes
PMR653-07 Argentina, Jujuy: snow-capped volcanoes begin to appear as we drop down towards San Pedro de Atacama at 2436 metres. Keywords: Andes, landscape, barren, salinas, altiplano, mountains, high plain
PMR653-06 Argentina, Jujuy: snow-capped volcanoes begin to appear as we drop down towards San Pedro de Atacama at 2436 metres. Keywords: Andes, high plain, mountains, altiplano, salinas, barren, landscape
PMR653-05 Argentina, Jujuy: snow-capped volcanoes begin to appear as we drop down towards San Pedro de Atacama at 2436 metres. Keywords: Andes, landscape, barren, salinas, altiplano, mountains, high plain

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